The deputy of the Communist Party (PC), Matias Ramirezreferred to the statements made by the Minister of Finance, Mario Marcelduring the Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday.
Speaking about a possible project for a fifth withdrawal of 10% of the AFPs, the Secretary of State expressed that “a new withdrawal is a bomb in the middle of this whole process. In other words, it is something that significantly deviates us from generating a stable base for the reforms that they want to make”.
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In interview with T13 The parliamentarian maintained that he does not share the catastrophic vision of the minister, since “we must consider that inflation is not local, it is global.”
“I do not share blaming the withdrawal of 10% of pension funds for the inflation that the country is experiencing. There are other factors that influence this crisis, but not the withdrawals,” he added.
Constitution Commission
The communist deputy also referred to the controversy that occurred during the day on Tuesday in the Constitution Commission of the Chamber of Deputies, which confronted pamela jiles (PH) and the president of the commission, Karol Cariola (PC).
It should be remembered that the Humanist Party parliamentarian accused the communist deputy of “delaying” the discussion on a possible withdrawal of the 10% of the AFPs.
Given this, Ramírez commented that “I believe that the first signal was given today by the President of the Constitution Commission, Deputy Karol Cariola, at the moment of discussing the merger with the projects that discuss the different initiatives that seek pension withdrawals, which are expected to be voted on tomorrow in the room”.
Regarding the party’s vision to discuss the project, the parliamentarian pointed out that they will not be subtracted since the previously approved projects helped families in need during the pandemic.
“We have pointed it out openly and publicly. We are about to discuss and debate the project named “fifth withdrawal of 10%”. We believe that some considerations are maintained that at some point served as a basis for up to the fourth withdrawal that was discussed in the previous government,” he said.
“At some point it was suggested that Chile would catch fire if the first 10% withdrawal was approved and none of that happened. It even reactivated the economy, allowing families to access basic necessities,” he closed.
